Landscaping
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Winter Water
Colorado winters frequently give us blue-skies and sunshine breaks between storms, so the snow actually has a chance to disappear. But I'll stop whining now, and look on the bright side, and there definitely is one! Moisture!! And lots of it out of this last storm. Officially, snowfall is measured near DIA, which reported 15 inches of snow from last ...
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Irrigation Water Saving
Everyone knows how expensive irrigation watering can be here in Colorado. You want a beautiful lawn don't want to give up your first born in the process. Blooming Idiot Lawn Care can help save huge on your irrigation water usage for Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Parker and Lone Tree. There are many suggestions out there to help you save water on your lawn. Here are our recommendations that could save you 50-70% on you water usage ...
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Gutter Ice Solutions
Gutter Snow and Ice Melting Roof and gutter heating systems protect your roof throughout winter by keeping roof gutters and drainpipes safe from dangerous icicles, frost erosion and heavy loads of snow and ice. The damaging effects of roof ice and snow can be seen on many older structures in our communities. The homes were not designed to withstand the extreme weight from snow and ice accumulation, and can lead to water entering your home. This ...
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Landscaping Tips That Can Help Sell Your Home
Use these 10 tips to increase your home's curb appeal and find out how an attractive and well-maintained landscape can add as much as 10 percent to its value. Potential home buyers form their first impression of a home from its curb appeal. Yet often a home's outdoor landscaping is overlooked, or underdone, in the preparation for the sales process. An attractive and well-maintained landscape can add ...
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Inspect the landscape before buying a home in Colorado
A home inspection plays a vital role in buying a Colorado home. A real estate agent can help schedule an inspector for the home itself, but when it comes to the land around the home, you're on your own. Yet, there are a number of things you should know about the landscape before you buy.
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Planning a Native Grass Berm
I happen to know a retired couple who recently decided to create a berm along the front of their home to help buffer the wind. In addition to the "buffering quality" the berm would provide, this well-intentioned couple also expected the berm would add to the aesthetic value of their property. This seems an obvious expectation; why else would any sane person sacrifice a trip to Burma ...
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The Importance of Mulching
A newly planted tree’s best friend is mulch. It is very important to remember to mulch your tree after you have planted it. Mulch is a valuable for your trees health and care because Mulch insulates the soil helping to provide a buffer from heat and cold temperatures. Mulch retains water helping to keep the roots moist. Mulch keeps weeds out to help prevent root competition. Mulch prevents soil compaction. Mulch reduces lawn mower damage. Steps to ...
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Common insects and diseases for Lawn, Trees and Shrubs
This page shows some of the more common insects and diseases that attack and damage our trees, shrubs and lawn in this area along with a brief description of each. These are just a few of the more damaging insects and diseases. Timing can vary depending on weather, location, pest emergence and other variables. We hope this will assist you in becoming more aware of these potential problems. Insect and disease control is only one tool ...
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The Ten Commandments of tree planting
Trees evoke all kinds of images. Arbor Day, Earth Day and the coming of spring take care of that. But, before we dream about their beauty and the cooling shade trees supply through the summer, let's consider The Ten Commandments of tree planting. Denver's dry climate and generally poor, alkaline soils present some difficulties for trees. Healthy, long-lived urban trees get off to a good start when we pay attention to some tree-planting fundamentals.
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Tree and Plant Database
The Wildflower Center's Native Plant Information Network allows you to search for native plant info by plant traits or names, browse through our collection of 25,364 native plant images, and pose your plant question to our resident horticulturalist. This is by far the most informative website I have found on native plant life and the ability to see the plant and all the information pertaining to the plant. They have over 25k ...
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